Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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... lived on the outskirts of the city , in Izmailovo , Cherkizovo , Kotly or beyond Presnya . He went where possible by tram , but very often had to walk . Shchelkunov had a sixth sense for anything to do with books . He would sniff out a ...
... lived on the outskirts of the city , in Izmailovo , Cherkizovo , Kotly or beyond Presnya . He went where possible by tram , but very often had to walk . Shchelkunov had a sixth sense for anything to do with books . He would sniff out a ...
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... lived on firinka and soggy maize bread . The bread looked like cake but tasted of pure aniseed . We had to rinse our mouths after every meal to get rid of the smell . On rare occasions , I bought roast chestnuts , sold in the street by ...
... lived on firinka and soggy maize bread . The bread looked like cake but tasted of pure aniseed . We had to rinse our mouths after every meal to get rid of the smell . On rare occasions , I bought roast chestnuts , sold in the street by ...
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... lived from hand to mouth . According to official estimates , it ought long before to have run out of food and fuel but , by some miracle , the supplies lasted . There was electricity only in the centre , and even there it was dim and ...
... lived from hand to mouth . According to official estimates , it ought long before to have run out of food and fuel but , by some miracle , the supplies lasted . There was electricity only in the centre , and even there it was dim and ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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